Akash and Anr. v. State of Punjab and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
A two-member live-in relationship union sought a direction to the Special Superintendent of Police, Mohali, to protect them from the private opponents who disapprove of their relationship. The court issued a direction to investigate the complaint of threat.
What the court decided
In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh
CRWP-9316-2024 (O&M) Date of Decision:-24.9.2024
Akash and another … Petitioners
Versus
State of Punjab and others ... Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL
Present:Mr. A.S. Gulati, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Siddharth Attri, AAG, Punjab.
GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J .(Oral)
- Petitioner No.1 – Akash aged about 25 years and petitioner No.2 – Rashmi Rao aged about 19 years, both of whom are in a ‘live-in’ relationship, have approached this Court seeking issuance of a direction to official respondents to protect their lives and liberty as they apprehend threat to the same at the hands of private respondents No.4 to 8, who do not approve of their ‘live-in’ relationship..
- Without commenting anything as regards the veracity of the averments made in the petition or as regards the validity of alleged marriage or age of the petitioners, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 – Senior Superintendent of Police, District SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab to look into the matter and to dispose off the representation dated 17.9.2024 (Annexure P-3) in accordance with law. In case, it is found that there is a genuine threat to the lives and liberty of the petitioners, then necessary steps
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether direction can be issued to police authorities to protect lives and liberty of petitioners apprehending threat from private individuals.
Whether the order can be construed as expression on alleged relationship or age of petitioners or confer immunity to them.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Akash and another
- respondent
State of Punjab and others
Coram
Gurvinder Singh Gill
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Punjab & Haryana HC
- Decided on
- · September
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRWP/9316/2024
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